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The Most-Used Commands

Tip: For a list of particularly interesting Yubnub commands, check out Yubnub Golden Eggs. Also see the Most-Used Commands.
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goldenegg
Golden Egg
27 uses - Created 2007-06-06 21:44:22 - Last used 2018-09-24 05:55:27 - Nominate - Description - http://yubnub.org/images/ge.jpg

ubhelp
Performs a full text search in the Ubuntu community support wiki (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/) ~ Author: guglielf <guglielf at gmail dot com> ~
27 uses - Created 2007-06-13 15:23:49 - Last used 2021-02-05 08:02:45 - Nominate - Description - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=%s&fullsearch=Text

fese
Suche auf fernsehserien.de
27 uses - Created 2007-06-17 19:28:36 - Last used 2007-08-19 22:04:14 - Nominate - Description - http://www.fernsehserien.de/index.php?suche=%s

astroph
Searches for or goes directly to astro-ph articles If the first argument ends with 5 numerical chars (or . and v in it) it is recognized as arxiv identified it will direcly go the the article url. Example: astroph astro-ph/0703470 Example: astroph 0704.2444 Otherwise it will execute the 'aph' command to search for the article. (See man aph for more info) Example: astroph Cosmological contraints to radiative dark matter decay Example: astroph -year 2007 -author Zhang
27 uses - Created 2007-06-19 14:59:59 - Last used 2012-01-10 22:19:36 - Nominate - Description - ifmatch -pattern /^[^\-].*[\dv\.][\dv\.][\dv\.][\dv\.][\dv\.]$/ -string %s -redirect True -then http://arxiv.org/abs/%s -else {url aph %s -year ${year} -from ${from} -to ${to} -author ${author} -abstract ${abstract}}

cnvm
CoNVert Money - Convert Currency. Uses XE.COM. Has shorter parameter names. -a Amount -f From currency name -t To currency name Example: Convert 100 US Dollars to Indian Rupees cnvm -a 100 -f USD -t INR
27 uses - Created 2007-07-15 19:20:45 - Last used 2010-04-02 15:19:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=${a}&From=${f}&To=${t}

vims
Searches the vim.org documentation for tips, scripts, and docs.
27 uses - Created 2007-07-16 17:04:28 - Last used 2013-06-05 08:28:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Avim.org+%s

tickle

27 uses - Created 2007-07-21 00:50:28 - Last used 2025-04-17 10:11:24 - Nominate - Description - http://web.tickle.com

roto

27 uses - Created 2007-07-28 05:03:24 - Last used 2025-06-08 11:12:57 - Nominate - Description - http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/%s/

NabzRssReader
...will come late
27 uses - Created 2007-08-10 14:37:21 - Last used 2008-02-23 21:57:14 - Nominate - Description - http://api.nabaztag.com/vl/FR/api.jsp?sn=${sn}&token=${token}&ttslive=${ttslive=0}&posleft=${posleft=8}&posright=${posright=8}&voice=${voice}&tts={eatFeed items[${item}].${node} -url ${url}}

DickSmoking
A girl rapping a man and cutting off his penis and sucking on it for a long period of time. .
27 uses - Created 2007-08-19 00:33:19 - Last used 2012-08-30 03:25:02 - Nominate - Description - dick

pcz
Search pravidla.cz. (Pravidla èeského pravopisu) shortcut for /pravopis/
27 uses - Created 2007-08-20 21:30:58 - Last used 2011-06-03 12:50:37 - Nominate - Description - http://pravidla.cz/hledej.php?qr=%s

allcdcovers
basic search on new cover art website AllCDCovers!
27 uses - Created 2007-08-22 07:27:32 - Last used 2010-03-13 02:28:30 - Nominate - Description - http://www.allcdcovers.com/search/all/all/%s/1

gdigg
Use Google to search Digg Example: gdigg porsche 911 -wehosea
27 uses - Created 2007-08-29 21:56:15 - Last used 2008-10-21 08:55:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Adigg.com+%s&btnG=Google+Search

gpatent
Google Patent Search. To find patents which cites "WIMP Interface Considered Fatal", just type the title. Example: gpatent "WIMP Interface Considered Fatal" To find a patent by words in its title, use `intitle' keyword. Example: gpatent intitle:"personal computer" Related commands: gpat, patent, pat, marken, pto, pat2pdf, tradeus, tradeuk, pato
27 uses - Created 2006-12-15 11:45:34 - Last used 2013-02-07 23:08:47 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/patents?num=100&q=%s&btnG=Search+Patents

blindtext
Link to a site with a lot of german Blindtext
27 uses - Created 2006-12-21 14:49:54 - Last used 2021-01-10 07:11:06 - Nominate - Description - http://www.newmediadesigner.de/

finddvd
Compare region 2 DVD prices between UK suppliers Enter the title of the DVD you want to compare prices for Exampe: finddvd Spooks
27 uses - Created 2007-01-01 23:38:14 - Last used 2011-02-02 12:01:09 - Nominate - Description - http://www.find-dvd.co.uk/search.asp?title=%s

infgermany
infobels german phonebook
27 uses - Created 2007-01-09 11:58:17 - Last used 2008-03-19 11:38:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.infobel.com/teldir/result.asp?country=65&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dastelefonbuch.de%2F

SAC
Slovak Antivirus Center, non-commercial project of AVIR and ESET companies. You can find here the latest shareware and freeware programs, which come from the collection of SAC FTP server maintained by Peter Hubinsky.
27 uses - Created 2007-02-09 11:03:23 - Last used 2021-10-17 19:23:02 - Nominate - Description - http://www.sac.sk/

bpb
look up word in several references of bundeszentrale für politische bildung. usage: bpb foo
27 uses - Created 2007-02-13 18:24:24 - Last used 2014-11-23 08:29:42 - Nominate - Description - http://www1.bpb.de/wissen/H75VXG,,.html?wis_search_action=search&wis_search_alltext=%s&wis_pocketpolitik=4&wis_pocketeuropa=64&wis_schubertklein=1&wis_andersenwoyke=2&wis_wirtschaft=8&wis_islam=16&wis_fischer=32&x=0&y=0&wis_search_type_buchstaben=4

cs_570
Web page for Professor Leonard's CS 570 class (SDSU)
27 uses - Created 2007-02-20 00:06:32 - Last used 2011-10-21 22:51:39 - Nominate - Description - http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/gleonard/html/570.html

eblucky
NAME eblucky - Get a link to the first result from Encyclopedia Britannica SYNOPSIS eblucky [SEARCH TERM] EXAMPLES eblucky sears tower This command pulls the first search result from Encyclopedia Britannica, then gives you a link to the free version of the article. AUTHOR b.a.
27 uses - Created 2007-02-21 22:18:57 - Last used 2008-05-28 20:20:12 - Nominate - Description - ebfree http://www.britannica.com{scrape -tokens copyboldlink%22 %22 %22 -dirs 0 0 0 -url {url eb %s}}

imgg
immagini da google
27 uses - Created 2007-02-22 14:39:53 - Last used 2024-09-05 03:35:15 - Nominate - Description - http://images.google.com/images?q=%s

bregenz
Webcam of the Austrian city Bregenz in Vorarlberg.
27 uses - Created 2007-03-13 11:37:46 - Last used 2018-06-02 04:39:35 - Nominate - Description - http://www.vol.at/engine.aspx/page/vol-features-page/cn/vol-features-live-bregenz-see

vesas
a command that given a certain word it identifies if is a url or a word, if is a url do http://www.artviper.net/tagcloud/cloud.php?&url=http://%s if is a word get the im feeling lucky from google Source code: http://www.ning.com/view-source.html?view=app&op=viewFile&appUrl=JonsTestArea&fileName=vesas.php&currentDir=%2f
27 uses - Created 2007-03-18 00:34:44 - Last used 2012-03-11 09:42:16 - Nominate - Description - http://jonstestarea.ning.com/vesas.php?q=%s&xn_auth=no

scrybe
Online calendar ========= Old implementation http://iscrybe.com
27 uses - Created 2007-03-30 16:14:37 - Last used 2010-04-25 14:57:19 - Nominate - Description - http://saraswaticlasses.net/yubnub/yubnublet.php?code=javascript%3Awindow.open%28%27http%3A%2F%2Fiscrybe.com%2Forganizer%2F27_2%2Fsign_in.php%27%2C%27email_wnd%27%2C%27left%3D0%2Ctop%3D0%2Cheight%3D890%2Cwidth%3D1260%2Cscrollbars%3Dyes%2Cresizable%3Dyes%2Cstatus%3Dno%27%29%3B

bleb3
UK TV daily listing for including ITV - courtesy of the excellent Silverlistings by Silverdisc website (Column numbers 4 to 6 list programmes on ITV1 - ITV3)
27 uses - Created 2007-04-17 15:28:28 - Last used 2009-12-22 21:32:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.sdldev.co.uk/backstage/getdata-v4.asp?horizdate=

randyls
NAME randyls - returns a random ylist View one of a 100 ylists. NOTES Based on the fine work of Stephen Paul Weber. SEE ALSO varls, random AUTHOR Paul M. Boren pmboren AT gmail DOT com
27 uses - Created 2007-04-20 03:39:24 - Last used 2010-06-11 07:08:59 - Nominate - Description - ylist {idx {explode {varls CE55FE36-D5D1-11DA-B35B-DD81D6839540 -rm 1 -rc 1 -prefix ,}} -idx {random -max 100 -num 1}}

dakini

27 uses - Created 2007-04-22 20:55:27 - Last used 2012-09-03 09:26:44 - Nominate - Description - http://www.dakini.ch/

gkb
google search with keyboard shortcut support.
27 uses - Created 2007-09-16 08:54:55 - Last used 2021-03-31 03:15:19 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&esrch=BetaShortcuts

yoda
yoda = http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/index.php
27 uses - Created 2007-09-20 03:04:28 - Last used 2020-04-24 14:17:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/index.php

ohny
overheard in new york
27 uses - Created 2007-09-26 17:01:00 - Last used 2009-06-23 18:36:32 - Nominate - Description - http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/

ths
NAME ths - search Townhall.com for news and opinions. SYNOPSIS ths [ KEYWORD(S) ] ths does a keyword search of Townhall.com and returns a list of results. EXAMPLES Example: ths abortion Result: Displays search results related to abortion. Example: ths war on terror Result: Displays search results for the War on Terror. SEE ALSO http://www.townhall.com AUTHOR Paul M. Boren pmboren AT gmail DOT com
27 uses - Created 2007-10-06 00:42:46 - Last used 2024-12-21 15:19:54 - Nominate - Description - http://townhall.com/search.aspx?SearchSection=all&SearchWord=%s

cnslt
Retrieves a stock quote and technical analysis from StockConsultant.com for the given ticker symbol. Example: cnslt spy
27 uses - Created 2007-10-22 00:16:23 - Last used 2009-09-21 16:58:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.stockconsultant.com/consultnow/basicplus.cgi?symbol=%s

bebits
From the BeBits website: >>The Skinny on BeBits<< ----------------------- >>Welcome to BeBits! You've come to the ultimate resource for BeOS software. >>If there's an application you need, and it exists for the BeOS, then you've got a better chance of finding it here than anywhere else. >>We've put a ton of effort into making BeBits full-featured and easy to use, so feel free to look around! -- To search for a BeOS application, simply type in your search term. Example: bebits Firefox
27 uses - Created 2007-10-30 15:10:12 - Last used 2008-12-31 08:42:05 - Nominate - Description - http://bebits.com/search?search=%s&x=0&y=0

flickrderiv
Searches for Flickr images with Creative Commons licenses that allow derivative works (content to modify, adapt, or build upon): by, by-nc, by-sa, by-nc-sa. Searches full text and includes all Flickr content types (photos, screenshots, art, drawings, CGI, etc.).
27 uses - Created 2007-11-24 16:11:40 - Last used 2009-05-20 10:16:40 - Nominate - Description - http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&l=deriv&ct=6&q=%s

upnc
YouPornCocks
27 uses - Created 2007-11-28 18:42:51 - Last used 2010-03-22 23:38:31 - Nominate - Description - http://www.youporncocks.com/?user_choice=Enter

cna
Does a search at CNet Asia
27 uses - Created 2007-12-08 11:52:24 - Last used 2025-12-12 09:01:52 - Nominate - Description - http://asia.cnet.com/search/?query=%s

eveo
Search Eve Online-related websites using Google.
27 uses - Created 2007-12-09 17:43:42 - Last used 2011-05-15 18:52:53 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/cse?cx=005788806424018205534%3Alp2z_acessc&q=%s

amlink-med
Creates a medium-sized Amazon image link, with code. Supply the ASIN of any Amazon item as a parameter, and the result will be a medium-sized "book cover" (or whatever) image to the Amazon page, plus, in plain text that you can copy and past, the code for that link. This doesn't work in an affiliate code. Example: amlink-med 0815602065
27 uses - Created 2007-12-29 23:38:16 - Last used 2014-07-23 13:26:51 - Nominate - Description - echo <a href="http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/%s"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/%s.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg"></a><br />&lt;a href="http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/%s"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/%s.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

jjc
J&J Cards & Collectables, Game Search Search the in stock game selections at this store found in Waterloo On.
27 uses - Created 2008-02-09 21:30:05 - Last used 2012-10-08 13:27:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.jjcards.com/onlinelist/Games_view.php?SearchString=%s

zo
search photos on Zooomr (flickr-like service)
27 uses - Created 2008-02-15 15:11:10 - Last used 2021-04-24 13:14:42 - Nominate - Description - http://zooomr.com/search/photos/?q=%s

dais
Deviant Art Image Search This command searches deviant art- used the Popular category.
27 uses - Created 2008-02-15 17:28:55 - Last used 2016-01-21 17:44:31 - Nominate - Description - http://search.deviantart.com/?section=browse&qh=boost%3Apopular+age_sigma%3A24h+age_scale%3A5&q=%s

punct
Takes you to the "punctuation" page at Wikipedia.
27 uses - Created 2008-02-28 00:27:31 - Last used 2009-01-23 11:04:23 - Nominate - Description - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation

ebk
Searchs ebookee.com for free books, audiobooks and downloads
27 uses - Created 2008-03-10 01:06:11 - Last used 2019-12-11 07:42:03 - Nominate - Description - http://www.ebookee.com/search.php?cx=005418540955315608444%3Ahzcbi9hnswe&cof=FORID%3A11&q=%s

hln
U.S. New - Headlines
27 uses - Created 2008-03-27 14:53:22 - Last used 2024-12-05 08:12:44 - Nominate - Description - http://www.cnn.com/US/

tvn

27 uses - Created 2008-04-24 17:02:55 - Last used 2019-10-14 09:21:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.klack.com/klack_neu/index.php?page=TvNowFrame.php3

ust
Links to any expressed top level page at University of St.Thomas. EX: ust irt Links to the Information Resources and Technology top level page here: http://www.stthomas.edu/irt
27 uses - Created 2008-04-29 00:58:10 - Last used 2023-05-22 15:58:51 - Nominate - Description - http://www.stthomas.edu/%s

litstory

27 uses - Created 2008-05-08 15:59:37 - Last used 2012-09-03 09:35:15 - Nominate - Description - http://search.literotica.com/search.php?type=story&q=%s&cid[]=&db=text&date_from=&date_to=newer&sort=relevancy&sort_order=desc&author=

Wonkette
Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a
27 uses - Created 2008-05-21 11:28:28 - Last used 2016-01-04 05:27:25 - Nominate - Description - http://coverawards.com/2008/05/20/should-hillary-clinton-fight-on-2/

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